Stars 4–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 6, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⭐ DAL

Patrick Sharp

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:39 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 20:36 TOI

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Kari Lehtonen

42 saves

0.955 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Devin Shore Go-ahead 1st · 01:48

Assists: Patrick Sharp, Stephen Johns · beat Braden Holtby

1–0

2nd period

⭐ Radek Faksa 2nd · 04:04

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

2–0

⭐ Jason Spezza 2nd · 05:58

Assists: Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin · beat Braden Holtby

3–0

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 15:52

Assists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Brooks Orpik · beat Kari Lehtonen

3–1

3rd period

🦅 T.J. Oshie 3rd · 12:26

Assists: Karl Alzner, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Kari Lehtonen

3–2

⭐ Patrick Sharp Empty net 3rd · 18:42

Assists: John Klingberg

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Elie · Benn · Eakin 17:54

L2 Sharp · Faksa · Hemsky 15:39

L3 McKenzie · Seguin · Spezza 13:28

L4 Shore · Cracknell · Ritchie 11:50

D1 Lindell · Klingberg 24:38

D2 Johns · Hamhuis 19:44

D3 Oleksiak · Nemeth 14:22

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Kuznetsov 20:36

L2 Johansson · Oshie · Williams 17:41

L3 Vrana · Eller · Connolly 12:10

L4 Winnik · Beagle · Wilson 10:27

D1 Niskanen · Carlson 22:58

D2 Shattenkirk · Orlov 19:30

D3 Orpik · Alzner 14:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 44

13 Hits 22

22 Blocked shots 19

8 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 14

8 Penalty minutes 4

DAL shooting 18.2% (4/22) WSH shooting 4.5% (2/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Kari Lehtonen

42/44

.955 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer Shutout

10/10

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 33:02 TOI

Braden Holtby

8/11

.727 SV% · 3 GA · 25:40 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

DAL WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Stars

Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-4-1 (55% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Stars

Stars — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Jan 212017 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 4–3 OT Feb 132016 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 3–4 Nov 192015 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Mar 132015 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 4–2 Jan 172015 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 4–5

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Who won Stars vs Capitals on March 6, 2017?

Stars won 4–2. The final score was Stars 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Stars?

Devin Shore, Jason Spezza, Patrick Sharp, Radek Faksa.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 42 saves on 44 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 10 saves on 10 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Stars vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Stars vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⭐ Stars

BeforeMar 4 ⭐DAL @ 🐆FLA 2–1 AfterMar 8 🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL 5–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 4 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 1–2 AfterMar 9 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–4

Also on March 6

🐻BOS 2–4 🏛️OTT 🗽NYR 1–0 ⚡TBL 🦈SJS 3–2 ✈️WPG

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